Life Is Inherently Meaningless, And Realizing That Will Set You Free

Thought Catalog
2 min readDec 10, 2019
Wendy Wei

Life is meaningless so don’t waste it on things you never wanted. Go back to school and study that thing you love out of sheer interest. Drop out of school and go travel. Buy a cabin in the forest and hide yourself away in blissful solitude. Rent a shoebox apartment in New York City and never miss a second of action.

Life is meaningless so don’t bother withholding love. Kiss your object of affection. Ask that cute waiter out on a date. Fly across the world to tell someone that you still love them, even if you’re not sure that they’re going to say it back. Go out on a limb for your affections because at the end we all return to dust.

Life is meaningless so be hedonistic. Have that extra drink. Order dessert for dinner. Have sex with the bad boy or girl, because you want to. Every now and then, pop a party drug and stay up all night.

Life is meaningless so don’t be afraid to make light of it. Laugh at what’s not meant to be funny. Crack a joke when everything is aching. Let humor lighten the world up when it’s getting problematically dark because of everything is meaningless there’s no reason it can’t be hilarious.

Life is meaningless so don’t worry about making the wrong choice. There is no right or wrong path, so travel down whichever one you please…

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